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Spains former monarch King Juan Carlos I. (AP)

Once a hero, once a king: Juan Carlos-' reputation reduced to tatters

In recent years, suspicions about Juan-'s opaque fortune and his links with the Gulf monarchies have tarnished the...

11 July 2020 3:34 PM IST

A healthcare worker gives a Covid-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty. (AFP)

China warns of another -'unknown pneumonia-' spreading in Kazakhstan

This unidentified disease which is more lethal than COVID-19 , has caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of 2020

10 July 2020 1:20 PM IST

WHO promises honest evaluation of how world handled COVID-19. (AFP Photo)

How world handled COVID-19: WHO promises -'honest evaluation-' after...

The panel will provide an interim report to an annual meeting of health ministers in November and present a...

10 July 2020 9:38 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a roundtable discussion on the Safe Reopening of Americas Schools during the coronavirus pandemic, in the East Room of the White House. (AFP)

Melania Trumpâ€™s statue set on fire in her hometown in Slovenia

In January, a large wooden statue resembling Donald Trump was also burnt in another Slovenian city

9 July 2020 2:36 PM IST

World Health Organization headquarters at Geneva. (AFP)

At last, WHO acknowledges evidence of COVID-19 airborne spread

The change in the WHOâ€™s assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1 metre of...

8 July 2020 8:58 AM IST

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro (AP photo)

Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro tests COVID-19 positive

Brazil, the worldâ€™s sixth-biggest nation, with more than 210 million people, is one of the outbreakâ€™s most lethal...

8 July 2020 12:27 AM IST

The Netherlands will not be the first member state whose ID cards omit gender. The German ID card does not include it. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Government doesn-'t care what-'s down there: Gender will be omitted...

In a letter to parliament, Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said gender categories would be omitted from ID cards from...

4 July 2020 9:06 PM IST

Representational Image. (AP)

Putin mocks US embassy in Russia for flying rainbow flag

His comments followed a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms that included an effective ban on gay marriage

4 July 2020 12:19 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (4-L) and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (3-L) pose for a family photo after the first cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. (AFP)

French Prime Minister, government resign ahead of cabinet reshuffle

President Emmanuel Macron says the move will set out a -'new course-' as the country grapples with the fallout of the...

3 July 2020 4:30 PM IST

Merkel urges EU unity on China

-'Only together the 27 EU member countries have enough weight to achieve ambitious deals with China,-' the German...

3 July 2020 2:32 PM IST

Members of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis gather for a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Climate battles are having their day in court

As lawsuits for climate go up, lawyers are getting creative â€” using new legal arguments to challenge companies and...

3 July 2020 9:32 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin shows his passport to a member of a local electoral commission as he arrives to cast his ballot in a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms at a polling station in Moscow on July 1, 2020. (AFP)

Putin could stay in power till 2036 as per the new constitution...

In a seven day long voting, Russians overwhelmingly approved the package for constitutional changes put forward by...

2 July 2020 8:32 AM IST